몬테 로마노‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪10‬개의 천연기념물

Okay, the Parco Thermale di Bagnaccio is once again open daily. In winter from 8am to 8pm, in Summer open until 23pm or even midnight! Entry is 5€ for pilgrims with credential (or if you are lucky like me, also without). Else it is 10€. There are three simple changing rooms, some toilets, a snack automat and coffee maschine and, sometimes just outside, a mobile little restaurant selling hot meals.

A dreamy, almost enchanted path. Sturdy footwear required!

Unfortunately closed. The question of whether I should go for a thermal bath in the hot summer mornings on my Chemnitz - Rome - Chemnitz bike tour answered itself. 🙄

One of several fantastic arched bridges along the way that have defied the ravages of time. Wild nature wherever you go, still easy to walk on and marked, paired with historical signposts that cover a period of time that is incomprehensible to us. It's worth taking another look to discover something exciting.

The original Etruscan name of the city of Norchia is unknown, but it probably resembled "Orcla", as attested by early medieval forms. The settlement occupied a narrow plateau at the intersection of the Pile and Acqualta ditches, with the Biedano stream. The only access route was the Via Clodia, which crossed the hill and overcame the Biedano via a three-arched bridge, now in ruins. To go back towards Tuscania, the Via Clodia was cut into the tuffaceous walls in an area called Cava Buia. This segment of the road, dating back to Roman times, is still today one of the most fascinating and uncontaminated landscapes of the hinterland of southern Etruria.

Tourist information told us it was closed since oct 2022

Too bad they are closed in February

There are many tombs found in this area. All prior to the Roman imperial age, they represent one of the largest examples of Etruscan art and ancient painting. Since 2004, the Monterozzi necropolis has become part of the UNESCO list of world heritage sites.